Comments on: Review: Carrie Underwood, “I Told You So”http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/27/review-carrie-underwood-i-told-you-so/
Est. 2004Sun, 03 Dec 2017 17:36:53 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1By: Reneehttp://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/27/review-carrie-underwood-i-told-you-so/#comment-61389
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:12:00 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-61389I have listend to this song, over and over. The one thing that made me do that was the backup singer. I kept wondering who it was… My ears kept telling me it was Vince Gill. I was driving myself crazy trying to guess. I finally did a search and was so happy to learn that my guess was correct! Vince Gill did a great job with Carrie. The voices blend so nicely together!
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Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:08:00 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-34091carrie isnt going POP ever, actually i read in a fan story that the fan told her that she was the reason she listen to countrybecause before her she listened pop and arrie said :you crossover from the dark side or someting like that

I really think she is gong more country in the nest album i sure hope so, she doesnt have to work for the pop appeal she has it so pretty much whatever she does is #1

But I think she is just barely wading the waters of Traditionalism here, with this example, and I’d like to see her dive right in with some real traditional sounding material and see what she can do.

Blake, I think it’s no co-incidence that the major league “belters’ you placed her among, Celine, Whitney and Mariah are all Pop singers. Carrie fits right in with them no doubt. I’d also add Country-Pop Diva Martina McBride to that list. But I agree with those who have indicated that belting histrionics and vocal gymnastics are more characteristic of an elevated, classy “high-pop” kind of style as opposed to down-to-earth Country.

But I’d really like to see Carrie fit in with more traditional Country singers…Singers like Trisha Yearwood and Sara Evans would be good role models for her to follow, as they have successfully combined a belting style with more traditional country style singing ..I think if Carrie really wants to stay Country, and explore more traditional sounds, these ladies have pretty much laid down a good template.

I could be wrong about this, but I don’t think it would take much for various factors to nudge Carrie to a complete crossover to Pop. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m still not convinced that her Country roots run very deep. (although I was pleased to hear her say that she was proud to be Country at the Grammy’s a few years ago)…The transition would not be a stretch. But for the sake of Country Music, I hope Carrie delves deeper into hardcore Country, and uses her considerable powers for good and not evil ;) (preemptive discalaimer: only (half) joking about the “evil” in my characterization of Pop music.)

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Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:10:17 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-33033ITYS is my least favorite on carnival ride.
I love carrie, but not Country music, and this song is just too over the top with the peadl steel etc, and besides….carrie does oversing the chorus.

carrie has an amazing voice. i’ve been a huge fan ever since she sang “alone” on american Idol.

i agree completely with chelsea who said…

“I think Carrie has a beautiful voice, and a wonderful personality. The people who knock her personality for being stiff just don’t get that she is funny and sarcastic all the time, but they just don’t understand Okies. That is how they are… very dry humor but sharp as a whip.
I prefer Carrie’s intelligent, shy, thoughtful personality any day of the week to Kellie Pickler’s annoying ditzy act, or Taylor Swift’s arrogance and fake surprise everytime she wins an award, etc. Carrie is at least classy and genuine, not over the top.)

]]>By: Lindahttp://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/27/review-carrie-underwood-i-told-you-so/#comment-32967
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:11:28 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-32967I think Carrie is a brilliant singer but I’m glad I’m not the only one who has no idea who Carrie Underwood is through her music. She needs her own style. When I listen to Trisha Yearwood, Taylor Swift, and Miranda Lambert, they all have their own style that I can discern from hearing their music. When I listen to Carrie’s albums, it seems like she is using her songs just to showcase her vocal power without meaning them in her heart.

She has great catchy singles, which is probably how she became a superstar. She can sing. She just needs to find out who she is and express it. Oh, and she is so perfectly primped all the time. I’ve always thought it added to her blank identity. Not a hair nor whitened tooth out of place. It’s TOO perfect.

]]>By: Mileyhttp://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/27/review-carrie-underwood-i-told-you-so/#comment-32895
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:36:37 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-32895I think this is a very pretty, under-stated, lovely performance by Carrie of a great traditional song. It makes me laugh to hear people claim this song is over-sung or over-produced, when this is one of the most under-produced songs on the radio I have heard in awhile. In fact, you can really tell that Carrie is holding back on her big voice here, and using alot of restraint. She is not over-singing, and I think people who are saying that, just don’t like Carrie anyway… so they will always find fault.
]]>By: Chelseahttp://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/27/review-carrie-underwood-i-told-you-so/#comment-32894
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:29:41 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-32894JR Journey— do you ever have anything nice to say about Carrie? I think not. No matter how beautifully she sings, you just have to trash her. It gets really annoying. You could at least have an open mind.. bit it feels like you hate her to your core. I will never understand why.

She does a great job on this song, and she shows alot of emotion and interpretive skills. I think you are confusing her with the shy, reserved, frightened Carrie on American Idol 4 years ago, who was rudely called Fembot by some nasty haters on the idol forums. But Carrie is no longer that person. If you ever saw her live in concert, you would understand how amazing she is, and how much she has improved in her stage presence and interpretive skills.

]]>By: Eliehttp://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/27/review-carrie-underwood-i-told-you-so/#comment-32891
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:21:01 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-32891I personally LOVE the song. Everything about it. The vocals, the emotions.. EVERYTHING.
This is one of my favorite songs off Carnival Ride, which I think is one of the most brilliant albums in country music recently.
Good luck Carrie! :D
]]>By: Emily_Thttp://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/27/review-carrie-underwood-i-told-you-so/#comment-32883
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:59:23 +0000http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=5940#comment-32883“I believe some of the bitterness about the recording industry is unfairly reflected on Carrie as a person. Though she’s not among the very top of my favorites from an artistic standpoint, she has worked very hard to fulfill her current role as the genre’s “It” girl, and I’ll be disappointed if, for example, she fails to receive an Entertainer of the Year nod from one of the awards shows this year.”

Im glad that some people are starting to see what Carrie Fans have seen for a long time. No matter if you are a fan or not there is no denying that Carrie is one of the hardest working Country singers out there and she deserves everything that she has gotten